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Holy crap why is motivation harder to find then a unused condom in the middle of an orgy?!
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Chapter 5. A New Partner
"Hm. it seems the young dragoness has finally awoken, it took the boy two years in order to wake her up, I'm sure I didn't set the parameters THAT high. I wonder what took the boy so long."
The Constellation Dragon spoke as it sensed the awakening of the young dragon sealed in the sacred gear awakening. It looked into the star that allows it to watch the boy only to find the human laying in a bed surrounded by people trying to heal him from something, So the Dragon decides to check in on the dragoness to see what exactly has happened.
"Young one! Can you hear me? I would like to know what is going on my child."
Suddenly the CRPG gauntlet forms on Issei's arm in its new form which surprises the dragon as well as everyone in the room before Star begins to speak.
"Hi Papa! It's been so long! I hope you are doing well today! My host certainly is having a difficult time! He got poisoned by a boss in his last fight! He fights good for a child!"
Star says out loud alerting everyone to the presence of this soul inside Issei. Yasaka who had entered the room a few minutes ago speaks up with uncertainty. "Um. Hello, who might be speaking at the moment?" She asks with a hint of curiosity in her voice. Star notices and speaks up.
"Oh, hi fox lady! Can your questions wait for a moment? I'm talking to Papa." she asks as she turns her attention back to the Constellation Dragon who is chuckling at the young lady's energy, likely due to just waking up from her two year rest.
"It's quite alright my dear, won't be the first time a mortal has interrupted me and it certainly won't be the last. Although I am curious about the condition of the boy."
The Dragon speaks, although only Star can hear it as everyone in the room is looking around in confusion as to who else may be in the room, since yokai can sense ki, they realize that the dragon in the sacred gear is likely talking to someone outside of their range. but none dare to ask who could possibly be this energetic dragons father. Star however speaks up again.
"Oh he's fine. he should be up and about in maybe three, possibly four days? He breathed in a lot of poison and took a lot of damage with that Demonic Spider Queen after all. Although the skills he has learned and that weird paper sword he found are super cool! I think you'd like him Papa!" She says in excitement as if she's bouncing around inside the sacred gear like a hyper child. The Constellation Dragon chuckles at this and nods.
"Very well, that is good to hear that he has gotten stronger, teach him and guide him well young one. hopefully he may even help you find your name as well. Now then. I must go. hope you have a wonderful day my dear."
The Constellation Dragon speaks before cutting off communication to its "daughter" before she could say bye as well. This doesn't bother the girl at all though. "Ok I will! bye Papa! Have a good day!" She says in excitement as she then goes quiet and the gear disappears without another sound or word. Dumbfounding everyone in the room.
"Uh, Lady Yasaka? What uh, what do we do about that? I certainly wasn't expecting the gear to start talking out of nowhere. Ikimaru speaks as he glances over to Yasaka in confusion, looking for an answer. Yasaka just looks at him, then the boy laying in the yakata before sighing, tired of today.
"I personally have no idea what to do with this information young Ikimaru. I suppose we will just have to take the beings word for it that Issei will wake in three or four days. Maybe then we will have some answers." She says in minor defeat as she turns to leave With Ikimaru turning towards Issei for a moment before walking out of the room, letting the boy rest while the healers keep an eye on him.
5 days later.
"Mnmm.. grrnm. Ow, ugh this feels familiar." Issei groans as he wakes up with a splitting headache as he opens his eyes and slowly starts to sit up. seeing the room empty."
"Ah, good morning kiddo! Hope ya slept well!" Star says with a chipper tone in her voice as she notices Issei's awakening.
"Huh? Oh right. Uh Star right? How long was I out? I feel like I slept for months!" The boy complains as he stretches and winces a bit as he sits up all the way. Star on the other hand laughs and puts in her two cents.
"Eh about five days, a day longer than I thought you would be out for but you did take a beating and inhaled a lot of poison so I guess I can give you that pass." She says while shrugging in the sacred gear she's sealed in before continuing. "By the way my papa is impressed with you on beating your first boss that was double your level! Although he is a little disappointed that it took you two years to wake me up, he thought it would take you a couple of months to do it." She says with a tilt of her head in the gear as Issei looks down at his right hand.
"Wait so you have a dad? I didn't know dragons had parents." Issei said with a confused tone before feeling a minor headache. "Owowowow! Hey! Easy!" He cries out.
"Well of course we have parents you goof! We may be beings of pure aura but that doesn't mean we don't have families! And my papa is the strongest of them all! He tasked me to help you out on your journey through your life. Although I was asleep for two years of it." Star states with pride before sounding a bit sheepish in saying that last part.
"Oh? Why did your dad choose me? I'm just a normal human from what I know of aside from you. There really isn't anything special about me." Issei asks in a bit of a confused tone before Star starts to speak in his mind instead of aloud.
'Because you have another dragon sealed in you that my dad is wanting to release from his chains. I'm here to help with that. and so far waking this guy up isn't easy. I guess you're gonna have to be the one who wakes him up kiddo.' Star says in Issei's mind before speaking aloud once again. "Be sure to keep that a secret by the way. Wouldn't want people hounding you for that without you being able to defend yourself now do we?" she says, making a good point as the door opens up to reveal Yasaka standing in the doorway.
"Ah I see your finally awake Issei. We were starting to get worried about you child." She says as she walks into the room and sits down on her knees before bowing deeply. "I'm terribly sorry, I had no idea there were that many demon spiders in the vault when I sent you. I especially didn't realize there was a queen down there as well." She says with sorrow in her tone as she spoke, as if she truly regrets sending him in without backup.
"I-It's fine Lady Yasaka, you had no way of knowing how bad it was down there. I'm just glad to wake up finally and give out a mission clear." Issei says with a laugh as he scratches his head a bit in embarrassment before Yasaka had a chance to go further with her apologies. Yasaka on the other hand just chuckles at this and gives the boy a soft head pat and ruffles his hair before.
"Still, you went above and beyond what you were supposed to do for the sake of what I asked, you even defeated a spider queen, which even some soldiers would have trouble with. How can I not reward such a thing? Is there anything you may wish for dear child?" Yasaka states and asks as Issei sits in bed, before remembering something he had found. "Actually there is! I found a cool looking scimitar with a paper blade while I was down there, it's what I used to kill the queen actually." The boy says as he pulls out the Floating Scimitar and smiles as Yasaka's eyes widen in curiosity, having forgotten this was in the vault.
"If you wouldn't mind, I would like to keep this sword, it's really cool and helped me out of a tough pinch, plus it repairs itself so I won't have to worry about losing my weapon again." Issei says with a smile on his face. making a fair point as he does so. Yasaka smiles and laughs lightly before rubbing her hand on his cheek softly. "Of course Issei, you've more than earned it. I'm honestly surprised that something like this was down there, it's in rough shape though. how about I have some of my sword smiths and artisans repair the handle for you so it looks presentable during combat?" She asks as she gestures for Issei to give her the blade, which he agrees to as she takes the sword. Then she turns her attention towards the newly evolved gauntlet.
"Now then. I believe introductions are in order? My name is Yasaka. I am the Yokai Empress of the western province. Who might you be?" She asks the gauntlet which begins to glow on its gem as Star begins to speak.
"Call me Star, I haven't exactly figured out my name yet so that will have to do! Lovely to meetcha Yasaka, you're pretty for a fox." She says without any sort of filter, she is only two years old so it's understandable that she wouldn't have one. "Thanks for taking care of my host while I was asleep. Papa and I didn't think it would take the kid so long to wake me up!"
This grabs Yasaka's attention as she tilts her head to the side. "Ara, you mentioned a father before. If I'm allowed to ask, whom would your parent be?" She asks with politeness in her tone. This gives Star pause for thought as she wonders if she should tell Yasaka about the Constellation Dragon. Although to be fair she knows little of her progenitor herself but she sighs and relents.
"No, I promised I wouldn't become a bother to this boy and telling you exactly who my progenitor is will cause more problems then solutions. Just know that It is a POWERFUL Dragon that wants to find Ddraig and Albion to set them free from their prisons." She says, telling her boss's goal to the pregnant Kitsune. This causes some minor alarm as it could mean the resurgence of the twin heavenly dragons. That could be very bad as Yasaka speaks, wanting to confirm this.
"you mean you wish to return the heavenly dragons to power? That could cause major problems to the world at large if they escape." She says as she shakes in light trepidation. Star then clarifies something. "Oh you misunderstand, Ddraig and Albion haven't come back from their life cycles and need to go to their after life. Father wants to free them so they can finally pass on and end the cycle of the heavenly dragons." She says as she lays her head down in the sacred gear and sighs. "Ddraig is still sleeping and I have no idea where Albion is. So I guess I have my work cut out for me, but if I'm successful I get to have my own body and fly among the sky!" Star says in a chipper yet clear tone.
Yasaka is taken aback by this, there is an afterlife for dragons as well? Maybe the dragon gods know more about it since this is the first time she has heard anything like this at all. Fat chance of getting to the Dimensional Gap and surviving long enough to be able to find Great Red, much less talk to it and Ophis hasn't been seen in over three decades. So there is no way to gain new information on this subject at all unless she can get this dragon in Issei's arm to talk about it. Unfortunately Star speaks up again.
"In any case we should probably get going! Issei has some more training to do and since reaching level ten there is a huge exp hike he has to get around if he wants to reach level twenty by age seventeen." She says, surprising both Issei and Yasaka. Was Star suggesting they leave Kyoto to get stronger?
"Hey now hold on a minute Star I wanna stay awhile, it may take longer for me to level up but I like it here and I can train my skills up like swordsmanship and my martial arts! the guy they got teaching me is really strong and good at teaching me. Why do we have to leave?" Issei asks Star while looking down at his sacred gear. Star is quiet for a moment before answering sheepishly. "I kinda wanna see the world I find myself in, this place is new to me and I wanna see it all, besides it's not like there are many dungeons here that you can handle. you barely survived the Spider Queen, granted that was because of the poison but my point still stands, your not going to learn new skills just staying here. While I admit getting good at what you have first is a good idea, eventually we will have to go. Ok? She says with a bit of a huff at the end of it, somewhat agreeing with Issei to stay a little bit as Issei stands up shakily.
As Issei gets to his feet he helps Yasaka do the same due to her pregnancy and she gets a cramp for a moment before standing up fully. She speaks up. "I-If that is what you wish to do then I won't stop you, you're welcome to stay for as long as you believe you need, but do keep in touch when you go alright? me and Ikimaru have grown rather fond of you and we want to make sure you're alright." She says with a warm smile on her face as she begins to walk out of the room with Issei to get something to eat after hearing Issei's stomach growl, which makes sense, he hasn't eaten in nearly a week.
1 Month later.
"WHAAAAAAAAH, WHAA WHA!"
"Aww she's precious Lady Yasaka! What will you name her?" Issei asks Yasaka as she lays in bed with a baby in her arms.
About a month has passed since Star had awakened and she has been a great help with teaching Issei about what it means to be a dragon since he had known little to nothing about his powers, giving him a more efficient and cost effective way to use his aura as well as ways of expanding it outside of leveling it up. Granted it's a long process to do so but still it helps. Eventually Yasaka went into labor and after a painful experience, her daughter was born.
"I'll name her Kunou. My little angel Kunou." she says with a warm smile as she rubs her face against her newborn's forehead and lightly kisses it before wiping a tear from her own eyes. She looks over to Issei who has just gotten back from training. "Would you like to hold her Issei? I don't mind sweetie." The mother says with a warm smile as she hands issei Kunou. He gently holds her and smiles, finding the baby adorable before sitting down on a cushion next to Yasaka.
"Awww she's adorable Lady Yasaka! Kunou huh? I like it, it's a pretty name don'tcha think Star?" Issei asks his dragon in his right arm as he cradles the crying child in his arms. A star-like gem appears on the back of his hand and glows as Star speaks.
"Eh I guess the lil thing is cute. Congratulations Yasaka! You're finally a mother!" She says as she opens one of her eyes in the sacred gear she's in, watching everything through Issei's eyes. Yasaka smiles at the hand that houses Star and gives a nod as she lays in her bed. Exhausted from giving birth to this young frail child as she watches Issei hold her baby girl, before getting Kunou back in her own arms and cuddled up against her massive bosom like a pillow as Kunou lightly sucks on it, causing Issei to turn his head away in embarrassment and respect for Yasaka.
"I-I better go. I need to pick my training back up. I'm happy for you though lady Yasaka." Issei says with a smile as he begins to stiffly walk away from this situation before it becomes awkward for him. well more so then it already is by seeing what he saw.
Yasaka just giggles however and smiles as Issei leaves the room. "Alright young Issei, you take care now and don't over do it! I don't want to hear from Ikimaru that you pushed your body past what it could handle again!" She lightly shouts out to grab his attention as he waves at her acknowledging what she had said.
As Issei ran out of the room with the Constellation RPG forming on his right arm completely before Star began speaking. "So Ise whatcha gonna train today? your swordsmanship got to the novice stage. Same with your hand to hand, and your auramancy is coming along slowly but surely. I believe your Dragon Shot is LVL 9 now actually from how much you use the dang thing. which reminds me, you really need to stop relying so much on that one attack, it could get you in real trouble if you rely on it too much and have to fight up close." She was right issei was relying a lot on his aura lately in training and while it does boost his Auramancy by a wide margin, bringing the proficiency skill up to level 4 for the novice stage. He really needs to mix it up.
"Then what do you suggest I do then? It's not like I can use magic you know. how many proficiency stages are there for skills anyway?" He asks. making a good point as to the tutorial didn't mention this. Star stays quiet for a moment before speaking.
"It goes from Beginner, Novice, Adept, Intermediate, Skilled, and Master. Each one takes longer and longer to level up as you go through the stages for obvious reasons. can't have you becoming so overpowered that it goes to your head now can we?" Star says, making a fair point as well as taking a bit of a strike against Issei's pride. She didn't believe he could control himself at all with how young he is which kinda hurt Issei alittle bit but he brushed it off.
"Well, If you say so, I guess it would be kinda unfair if I were to go around with cheat codes on." Issei says while scratching his head and then popping his neck. And after a few minutes he finally makes it to the training grounds, hopping to get some training down before Star pipes up. "Oh by the way, your going to wanna sit down."
"Eh?"
TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"ARRRRGH!"
Issei then collapses onto the ground clutching his head as a massive ringing can be heard from his ears it's actually strong enough to deal him damage to him, about 4-5 points but still.
System Updating...
What? Why is the system updating?! Is something wrong?!
Updating stats and skills windows to simpler lay outs for easier navigation as well as well as sleeker design. Please hold...
"Ah good that's finally taking effect, was wondering when it was going to update." Star says as the ringing slowly starts to disappear from Issei's mind. He slowly starts to stand up before a screen pops up.
The stat system has been updated. Please check the stats page to find out more.
Issei, rather annoyed by this decided to follow instructions and opened the stats page in his menu while blood trickles down his nose without his notice due to the massive headache he received. What he finds surprises him.
Name: Issei Hyoudou
age: 8
Race: Human
Level: 11
HP: 1790
STA: 580
Aura: 560
STR: 59
DEF: 43
ARC: 38
Welcome to your new status page. As you can see things have been changed around to make it simpler to understand for both the player as well as the dragon. (Who honestly isn't great with numbers or how this system works.)
"Hey! I take offense to that!!" Star cries out as the system plays out its notifications. She pouts as it continues onward.
This new system is simplified and categorized into three stat brackets.
Strength:
The stat that is the averaged overall score of all physical combat oriented stats. The higher this stat is, the higher the overall average is of all physical stats. For a more detailed look at your stats, simply click on the STR icon.
Defense:
The stat that is the overall averaged score of all defense oriented stats. The stats that control this bracket deal with overall health, stamina, and general defense. For a more detailed look at your stats, please click on the DEF icon.
Arcane:
The stat that is the overall averaged score of all arcane/intelligence oriented stats. the stats the rule over this bracket deal with the overall amount of Aura gained, as well as accuracy and intelligence. For a more detailed look at your stats. Click on the ARC icon.
Warning.
Your stats will no longer increase individually due to normal training. (Outside of perks) You must level up in order to gain stats.
"What the!? Star what did you do?!" Issei yelled as he looked frantically over the settings to see if he could change it back before sighing in defeat.
"What? It's easier to navigate through this, I don't see the problem. Although that leveling update was unexpected. It still should be easier to deal with." She states before Issei could have a chance to yell at her more. Issei begins to growl in annoyance.
"I, can't increase my stats without leveling up anymore Star! That is going to set me back and make it so I have to train even harder to get my stats up! By the stars I don't even wanna know what it did to my skills!" He growls out in anger at the dragons carelessness before he decides to open up his skill window to see the damage. What he sees makes him breathe a sigh of relief.
Skills
Hand to hand combat (novice) level 2
Power Punch level Max
Power Kick level Max
Power Barrage level 8
1-handed Swordsmanship (novice) level 3
Dragon fang level 7
Power Slash level 6
Whip Mastery (beginner) level 4
Auramancy (novice) level 4
Dragon Shot level Max
Dragon Fang level 7
Dragons Claw level 9
Dragon Bomb level 4
Danger Sense level 4
Night Vision level 6
"Oh good it just categorized everything. That's fine I can work with that." Issei says with a sigh before jamming his thumb against the gem on his arm. "Why did you do that?! you just made things harder for me!!!" Issei shouts out with a growl in his tone.
"Ow ow ow ow H-Hey! knock it off that hurts! ow!" Star cries out in minor pain as Issei claws at the gem with his free hand, doing his best to damage the gem so he could go into the gear himself and... Wait a minute.
"Wait, didn't you say you'd teach me something cool when I defeated that spider queen awhile back? What happened to that?" He asks while making a good point. Star HAD in fact said she would teach him something if he survived the spider queen and win, which he had done. Star blinks in the gear and remembers.
"Oh yeah I remember now, sorry about that Ise! but even though I want to teach it to you, your body isn't exactly ready for it. give it till about level 15 and you'll be good enough to learn it." She says with a smile as Issei sighs in frustration.
"yeah but the amount of exp I need is in the 20'000s. It's simply annoying how slow leveling up has gotten, it took two weeks just to level up to level 11 and I'm a quarter of the way to 12. Training alone with Ikimaru simply isn't enough anymore as much as I like doing so." Issei sighs out in defeat as to knowing how large of an exp gap it became before Star chirps back.
"Hey now it's not that bad, you just need to do some more quests and dungeons. Shame that you can't do that here, but you can stay here a bit longer so you can train max out your remaining normal skills." She says with a laugh. "Tell you what, why don't we focus on today's lesson which is Limit Breaks? They can be used to make your skills even stronger past the maxing out option as well as boost you past your max level."
This grabs Issei's attention as he raises an eyebrow at the gauntlet. "Oh? There's a way to power up my maxed out skills and level!? Sounds handy! I'm going to need that if I wanna get stronger past level twenty." He says with a bit of excitement in his voice. Happy that there were other ways for himself to get stronger.
Star seems a bit giddy up on reading the prompt about Limit breaks as she clears her throat to grab Issei's attention and to calm herself down. "Yes. apparently for both functions you need to be pushing yourself and the skill you want to evolve past the limit. Think of it like when you awakened the CRPG for the first time. You were under a lot of stress and you pushed your soul past its limits to come back to life as well as awaken the gear. Good job on that by the way, you surprised papa with that one." She says with a chipper tone as she reads out the prompt to issei.
"I did? Huh, guess it is weird even in the supernatural world for someone to come back from death, although something tells me that what I did used up my only extra life." He says sheepishly as he scratches the back of his head lightly. "So it's really that simple? Just push myself past my limits and one of my skills will evolve? that sounds a bit too straight forward honestly."
"You're not wrong. It takes more than just what you described, Buuuut I'll let you figure that out on your own, can't give you all the answers now can I?" Star says with a cheeky tone as Issei then pouts.
"In the meantime, next time you see that Oni ask him for a harder training schedule than normal. I'll be sure to add in some punishment for you should you fail to meet our expectations." Star says with a teacher like tone, funny for her to do that since she's only two years old, must be a dragon thing.
"Well if you say so. I suppose I'll have to follow up on your advice. I can't exactly get much training done by myself in sword play. Hm." Issei says, eventually a lightbulb appears above his head that Star doesn't like. "Uh oh I know that look. What are you planning kiddo?"
Issei just shrugs and sticks his tongue out at his gauntlet playfully before replying. "I have no idea what you're talking about. it's not like I just got an idea for training as well as possibly gaining a new skill." He says with a cheeky grin as he summons a Dragon Shot. Instead of launching it though, the boy slowly backs away from it while pushing out his aura as much as possible in the shape of a dome, after seeing it reach out to a certain distance. (let's say 5 meters or 16 feet for us Americans.) Issei then tries to do something that confuses Star as well as anyone watching. The boy waves his hand around as if trying to get the ball of destructive aura to move before it eventually fizzles out. "Aww man, thought I was onto something." Issei says with a pout.
"I'm sorry I'm a bit confused. What exactly WAS your plan there?" Star asked in confusion and bewilderment as to what the boy is trying to do. Issei scratches his head as he begins explaining.
"Well I'm trying to get it so I can steer the shots and control them within a certain distance from me, make it like an impen-impenitriple field for me as well as an offensive move for if I should attack with it active." The boy says while struggling with the word impenetrable. despite how strong or smart the boy is becoming, he's still just a child at the end of the day.
This causes Ikimaru, who was sent to watch over the child while Yasaka recovered to chuckle and shake his head as he walks forward. "Sounds like you're just trying to manipulate your aura to suit the situation. Not a bad idea if I'm being honest with you." He says with a bit of a laugh in his tone as he gives the boy a head pat. "And the word you were trying to say is impenetrable, not impenitriple."
This makes Issei pout a bit due to being looked down upon as he stomps his foot in minor frustration. "Hrrrm and how would you know? It's not like you, work with, aura." He says as his mind catches up with him, remembering that Yujutsu and Senjutsu are both styles that deal with ki and the aura of a person. Issei slaps himself in the face with a facepalm and sighs. "UUUGH I'm so stupid!"
This causes Ikimaru to chuckle even more, almost going into full blown laughter at the boy's slip up. He wipes a tear from his eye before returning to the conversation. "I can't believe you actually forgot about that, guess you are just a kid still so I suppose you'd be forgetful as all hell." Ikimaru says as he pops his neck and sits down crisscrossing his legs. "Now I can't teach you Yujutsu or Senjutsu, since you're only a human and don't have any ki circuits. But what can do is teach you how to get better at manipulating your aura so you can pull that move and other techniques off easier than what you're capable of doing now." He says with a smile as he looks at the boy.
Issei perks up at this and smiles warmly at the Oni before he gets up onto his feet and pops his neck. A look of determination in his eyes to learn this ability.
"Alright! let's get started!"
4 months later.
It's been almost half a year since Issei had been staying with Yasaka and training under Ikimaru. and while his training with the sword, hand to hand, and his aura has shot up due to this. all reaching the halfway point of the (Novice) skill bracket while his whip skill had only barely reached the same bracket of skill, his overall level hasn't increased passed 12 due to the high amount of exp required. Training with Ikimaru alone isn't enough to level up anymore unfortunately.
"Issei dear, are you sure you want to do this? You've only been with us for a short time. You're welcome to stay longer, everyone loves having you here." Yasaka asked while holding her infant child Kunou with a worried gaze. she was really hoping it wouldn't come to this so soon. Issei shakes his head and smiles warmly.
"It's alright Lady Yasaka! I'll be fine, it's not like I'm alone right?" The boy says with a goofy laugh while holding up his right arm, emphasizing what he meant when he said that. Ikimaru however sighs from behind Yasaka and walks up and gets on a knee.
"While that may be true kid, you're still not the strongest out there and I don't think anyone is going to be happy if something bad happens to you."
He places a hand on Issei's head and ruffles it softly before giving a light punch to his arm. "But eh what do I know? You always somehow managed to surprise me so why not? Just stay out of trouble ok kid?" The giant Oni asks before standing back up, giving the child some space.
"I'll be fine Mr. Ikimaru. After all I had a good teacher!" The boy gives a playful wink before a gem appears on the back of Issei's hand.
"Don't worry! I'll teach him what it means to be a Dragon and make sure he becomes strong! next time you see him he will surely surprise you!" Star says with a chipper tone, however Yasaka and Ikimaru give deadpan expressions while thinking in their own heads.
'Out of everyone here you have no right acting like a teacher being as young as you are.'
'Leaving you alone with Issei is what worries me young Star.'
"Hey! Why does it feel like I'm being disrespected! I'm a dragon dang it!" Star cries out in light anguish, which causes everyone to laugh a bit at her expense.
"Well I suppose this is goodbye then." Issei says with a saddened smile as he gives Yasaka and Ikimaru a hug. "But don't worry! I'll come by sometime in the future and see you all again! hopefully I'll be a lot stronger by then!" The boy states with a determined gaze and tone in his voice before letting them go.
"We believe you Issei, but you be careful now, and if anything happens that is too much for you to handle, your welcome back here at any time." Yasaka states as if it will be taken care of before Ikimaru turns away, rather sad that the boy is leaving but not wanting to be seen as a crybaby.
"You better become strong enough to give me a proper sweat next time I see you young'n you hear me?" The Oni states before Issei nods his head, turns around, and starts to walk off the property.
"Time to start a new adventure. I hope I can see everyone again."
